Systems and methods for application program and application program update deployment to a mobile device
The present invention comprises a system and method for receiving at an application server a request for a software application from a mobile device wherein the request includes an indicator that allows the application server to tell whether the mobile device currently has a software application interpreter installed, sending the software application interpreter to a cellular wireless network for provisioning to the mobile device if the indicator shows that the mobile device does not have the application interpreter installed, and sending the software application to a cellular wireless network for provisioning to the mobile device. The invention further comprises a system and method for updating the software application in a way that seems automatic to a user.
1. A computer system, comprising:
at least one memory storing instructions; and
at least one hardware processor executing the instructions to perform operations, comprising:
receiving a request to access a third-party service from a device, wherein the request comprises a first application version identifier;
comparing the first application version identifier to a second application version identifier;
causing transmission of an instance of an updated application with a new identifier configured to provide access to the third-party service to the device;
receiving a new access request from the device to access the third-party service, the new access request comprising the new identifier;
providing the device access to the third-party service based on the new identifier.
2. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the access request is received from the device and the first application version identifier is associated with the device.
3. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein providing access to the third-party service comprises allowing the device to communicate with a content provider system.
4. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the new identifier is further configured to provide access to the third-party service without a username and password.
5. The computer system of claim 1 , the operations further comprising providing the device access to the third-party service based on the new identifier.
6. The computer system of claim 1 , the operations further comprising associating, in a database, the new identifier with the updated application.
7. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the access request is received during a first session and the update request is received during a second session.
8. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the update request is received during a first session and the instance is caused to be transmitted during a second session.
9. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the updated application is written in an extensible markup language that is configured to be interpreted by a software application interpreter on the device.
10. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the comparison further comprises:
determining a mismatch between the first application version identifier and the a second application version identifier, wherein the second application version identifier is associated with the updated application.
11. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein determining the mismatch further comprises:
determining that an application on the device is not approved for distribution.
12. The computer system of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:
transmitting, to the device, a software application interpreter that is configured to translate instructions specific to a type of the device and the instance of the updated application when the instance of the updated application executes on the device.
13. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the updated application is generic to a plurality of device types.
14. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the updated software application is agnostic to a mobile operating system.
15. The computer system of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:
tagging the instance of the updated application with the new identifier configured to provide access to the third-party service.
16. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving a request to access a third-party service from a device, wherein the request comprises a first application version identifier;
comparing the first application version identifier to a second application version identifier;
causing transmission of an instance of an updated application with a new identifier configured to provide access to the third-party service to the device;
receiving a new access request from the device to access the third-party service, the new access request comprising the new identifier;
providing the device access to the third-party service based on the new identifier.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein providing access to the third-party service comprises allowing the device to communicate with a content provider system.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the new identifier is further configured to provide access to the third-party service without a username and password.